Telegram from Jefferson Caffery to Secrertary of State Edward Stettinius

DEFARTMENT INCOMING DIVISION OF OF CENTRAL SERVICES STATE TELEGRAM TELEGRAPH SECTION EOC-942 Paris This telegram must be closely paraphrased be- Dated June 10, 1945 fore being communicated to anyone. (SECRET) Rec'd 1:22 a.m. 11th Secretary of State, DECLASSIFIED E.O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or (E) Washington Dept. of State letter, Aug. 10, 1972 By NLT-HC NARS Date 7.25.75 US URGENT NIACT 3456, June 10, midnight TOPSEC I took Bidault and Pleven to task this Evening on subject of Northwestern Italy having in mind Caserta's 2538, June 9, noon An hour later Bidault telephoned me that "there has been a misunderstanding and French troops will be prepared to Evacuate this area as you desire. If this is sincere (or rather if DE Gaulle is sincErE) real Efforts are being made to meEt our requirements both in Italy and insofar as French zone of occupation in GErmany is concerned (my 3455 June 10, 8 p.m. ) under these circumstances I feEl that it would be definitEly inadvisable to issue at this time any such -statement about Evacuation of French troops from Northwestern Italy as Envisaged in Caserta's 2538, June 9, noon. 10 SERVICED If WE obtain